Business Development Manager
| Posting date: | 06 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £60,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 March 2026 |
| Location: | Grantham, Lincolnshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Travail Employment Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 30003626 |
Summary
Business Development Manager
Grantham
Permanent
c£60kpa
Are you an ambitious Business Development Manager looking to own your territory and drive sales in a high-quality engineering and manufacturing environment?
This is an exciting opportunity to join a multi award winning business needing a technically minded individual combining product knowledge, lead generation, and customer engagement.
You’ll join a hands-on, entrepreneurial team where initiative, results, and relationship-building are rewarded. If you can deliver, the company will give you the world – autonomy, commission, and the tools to succeed.
What you will be doing as Business Development Manager:
• Drive UK and EU sales strategy and manage key accounts, including high-value deals.
• Represent the business to internationally, maintaining strong B2B relationships.
• Manage the full sales cycle, from lead generation and CRM management to quoting, closing, and after-sales support.
• Support marketing initiatives and product launches, working with external agencies.
• Provide commercial input and feedback to senior management on market trends, opportunities, and customer needs.
• Go out and about to meet customers, provide product demonstrations, manage own diary and customer base.
• Hit KPIs and targets across revenue, dealer growth, and geographic expansion, with a commission structure to reward success.
Person Specification for Business Development Manager
• Technically minded with an interest in machinery, manufacturing, or construction equipment.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and able to thrive in a hands-on, family-business culture while maintaining a corporate edge.
• Full UK driving license and willingness to travel across the UK.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Self-motivated and proactive, comfortable making cold calls and identifying new business opportunities.
• Eager to develop a career in technical sales/business development.
• UK travel for key accounts and dealer visits (a handful of overnight trips per year) and overseas travel to meet distributors and dealers as required.
Company Insight:
Family-owned and managed business who have won multiple awards for innovation, service and design. Proud to be a manufacturing facility in the heart of Lincolnshire, the company have expanded year on year supplying for over 50 years and supply across the globe.
Hours are Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm, but with an earlier finish Friday.
Benefits:
• Competitive base salary of c.£60k with a tailored commission / bonus structure.
• Company car or car allowance.
• Laptop and Mobile phone.
• 25 days holiday plus BH
• Free Parking
• Training provided for products
• Christmas shutdown
We would be interested in speaking to you if you are from a strong business development background from construction machinery, Agricultural machinery, plant hire, industrial machinery, mining and quarrying sales, technical sales, applications engineering.
To apply for this fantastic opportunity for Business Development Manager please send an up-to-date CV to us or call 01476 577248.
This is being advertised on behalf of Travail Employment Group acting as an agency in this instance.
Grantham
Permanent
c£60kpa
Are you an ambitious Business Development Manager looking to own your territory and drive sales in a high-quality engineering and manufacturing environment?
This is an exciting opportunity to join a multi award winning business needing a technically minded individual combining product knowledge, lead generation, and customer engagement.
You’ll join a hands-on, entrepreneurial team where initiative, results, and relationship-building are rewarded. If you can deliver, the company will give you the world – autonomy, commission, and the tools to succeed.
What you will be doing as Business Development Manager:
• Drive UK and EU sales strategy and manage key accounts, including high-value deals.
• Represent the business to internationally, maintaining strong B2B relationships.
• Manage the full sales cycle, from lead generation and CRM management to quoting, closing, and after-sales support.
• Support marketing initiatives and product launches, working with external agencies.
• Provide commercial input and feedback to senior management on market trends, opportunities, and customer needs.
• Go out and about to meet customers, provide product demonstrations, manage own diary and customer base.
• Hit KPIs and targets across revenue, dealer growth, and geographic expansion, with a commission structure to reward success.
Person Specification for Business Development Manager
• Technically minded with an interest in machinery, manufacturing, or construction equipment.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and able to thrive in a hands-on, family-business culture while maintaining a corporate edge.
• Full UK driving license and willingness to travel across the UK.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Self-motivated and proactive, comfortable making cold calls and identifying new business opportunities.
• Eager to develop a career in technical sales/business development.
• UK travel for key accounts and dealer visits (a handful of overnight trips per year) and overseas travel to meet distributors and dealers as required.
Company Insight:
Family-owned and managed business who have won multiple awards for innovation, service and design. Proud to be a manufacturing facility in the heart of Lincolnshire, the company have expanded year on year supplying for over 50 years and supply across the globe.
Hours are Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm, but with an earlier finish Friday.
Benefits:
• Competitive base salary of c.£60k with a tailored commission / bonus structure.
• Company car or car allowance.
• Laptop and Mobile phone.
• 25 days holiday plus BH
• Free Parking
• Training provided for products
• Christmas shutdown
We would be interested in speaking to you if you are from a strong business development background from construction machinery, Agricultural machinery, plant hire, industrial machinery, mining and quarrying sales, technical sales, applications engineering.
To apply for this fantastic opportunity for Business Development Manager please send an up-to-date CV to us or call 01476 577248.
This is being advertised on behalf of Travail Employment Group acting as an agency in this instance.